Titan IIIB
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Titan IIIB was an American expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, primarily used during the Cold War to place military reconnaissance satellites into low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titan IIIB canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Titan III family member
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ |
| category | orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage Titan II core with Agena upper stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivedFrom | Titan II ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLife | single-use ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| family | Titan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1966-07-29 ⓘ |
| firstStage | Titan II core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1987-02-04 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | high-inclination orbits ⓘ |
| launchComplex |
Space Launch Complex 4E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 4W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchesRole | polar orbit launches ⓘ |
| launchesTotal | about 70 ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSites | Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | reconnaissance support ⓘ |
| notableFeature | optimized for polar launches from Vandenberg AFB ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | National Reconnaissance Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | launching military reconnaissance satellites ⓘ |
| program | U.S. reconnaissance satellite program ⓘ |
| propellantFirstStage | Aerozine 50 and nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propellantSecondStage | Aerozine 50 and nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage | hypergolic ⓘ |
| propellantTypeSecondStage | hypergolic ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| reusability | non-reusable ⓘ |
| secondStage | Titan II second stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Titan 34B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titan IIID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOrbitInclination | sun-synchronous-like orbits ⓘ |
| typicalPayload |
KH-8 Gambit reconnaissance satellite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KH-9 Hexagon support payloads ⓘ |
| upperStage | Agena D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Titan III